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ronald reagan, bill clinton, the eisenhower, and harry truman, and richard nixon. then, president john f. kennedy. george h. w. bush, lyndon johnson, jimmy carter, and we will wrap up the night at 11:00 eastern with george w. bush's speech from 2001. speeches from 10 past presidents. >> the greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker. this honor now beckons america. the chance to help lead the world at last out of the valley of turmoil and on to that high ground of peace man has dreamed of since the dawn of civilization. >> a new program. the benefits of our masses and industrial progress available for the improvement of underdeveloped areas. >> this weekend, public radio's back story. the history and traditions of presidential inaugurations, live, saturday morning, at 11:00 ..m. eastern are lagarde held a press conference. this week, the imf announced a bailout for greece. this is 45 minutes. >> good morning. happy new year. welcome to the fund. a few comments to begin with. i was trying to think of a way to encapsulate the way we perceive 2013. m
ronald reagan, bill clinton, the eisenhower, and harry truman, and richard nixon. then, president john f. kennedy. george h. w. bush, lyndon johnson, jimmy carter, and we will wrap up the night at 11:00 eastern with george w. bush's speech from 2001. speeches from 10 past presidents. >> the greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker. this honor now beckons america. the chance to help lead the world at last out of the valley of turmoil and on to that high ground of peace...
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bill clinton from 1993. president eisenhower in 1957. harry truman in 1949. richard nixon from 1969. john kennedy in 1961. george bush at 10:00 eastern at 1989. lyndon johnson from 1965. the jakarta from 1977. at 11:00, george w. bush and his 2001 inauguration. -- lyndon johnson -- jimmy carter in 1977. that is coming up at 8:00 eastern tomorrow night on c- span. our inauguration coverage kicks off this weekend as president obama begins his second term. the official swearing-in ceremony is sunday at the white house. we will have live coverage. we will also include your phone calls. we will begin with a look back at president obama's 2009 inaugural address. then on monday, the public inaugural ceremonies with the swearing in at noon, the capitol luncheon, and a parade down pennsylvania avenue. coverage begins at 7:00 eastern here on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. join the conversation throughout the day on facebook and twitter. >> the greatest honor history can be so is the title of peacemaker. this honor now beckons america the chance to help lead the
bill clinton from 1993. president eisenhower in 1957. harry truman in 1949. richard nixon from 1969. john kennedy in 1961. george bush at 10:00 eastern at 1989. lyndon johnson from 1965. the jakarta from 1977. at 11:00, george w. bush and his 2001 inauguration. -- lyndon johnson -- jimmy carter in 1977. that is coming up at 8:00 eastern tomorrow night on c- span. our inauguration coverage kicks off this weekend as president obama begins his second term. the official swearing-in ceremony is...
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host: here is what bill clinton had to say. >> i veto the spending bill sent to me by congress last night because america can never accept under pressure what it would not accept in free and open debate. i strongly believe there budget plan is bad for america. i believe it will undermine opportunity, make it harder for families to do the work they have to do, weaken can our obligations to our parents and our children, and make our country more divided. so, i will continue to fight for the right kind of balance budget. remember, the republicans are following a very explicit strategy, announced last april by speaker gingrich. to use the threat of government shutdown to force america to accept their cuts in medicare and medicaid, to accept their cuts in education and technology and the environment. yesterday they certainly legislation that said we will only keep the government going, and we will only let it pay for this if and only if we accept their cuts in medicare, their cuts in education, their cuts in the environment. host: mona charen. guest: president clinton did eventually cave and s
host: here is what bill clinton had to say. >> i veto the spending bill sent to me by congress last night because america can never accept under pressure what it would not accept in free and open debate. i strongly believe there budget plan is bad for america. i believe it will undermine opportunity, make it harder for families to do the work they have to do, weaken can our obligations to our parents and our children, and make our country more divided. so, i will continue to fight for the...
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there is a clip 1992 when bill clinton was running for president. what impact this moment have? [applause] >> well, that was the loudest clip and it was really a ground-breaking moment when clinton goes on the arsenio hall show and not only plays the saxophone but wears sunglasses and trying to be helpful. playing elvis, heart break hotel. some of the critics say not well. you can figure out where the phone was. he sits down and talks to arsenio for a good 20 minutes to a half hour about some very personal topics. if you think back, in 1968, nixon, richard nixon, went on laughing. he said the phrase -- the signature fratz of that show which was talk it to me. he didn't say it that well. that's the extent of the experience. that humanized nixon. here, 20 plus years later, you have a presidential candidate putting himself out there showing he's hip, cool, combining both music and television in the way that he's going to be appealing to the american people. elvis had been controversial when elvis started on the "ed sullivan show." they had to censor the gyrations of his hips when h
there is a clip 1992 when bill clinton was running for president. what impact this moment have? [applause] >> well, that was the loudest clip and it was really a ground-breaking moment when clinton goes on the arsenio hall show and not only plays the saxophone but wears sunglasses and trying to be helpful. playing elvis, heart break hotel. some of the critics say not well. you can figure out where the phone was. he sits down and talks to arsenio for a good 20 minutes to a half hour about...
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here's a clip back from 1992 in june when bill clinton was running for the presidency. what impact did this moment ave? >> well, that was inteed your loudest clip and it was really a ground breaking moment when clinton goes on the arsen yo hall show and not only plays the saxophone but wears sun glasses and trying to be -- playing elvis. some critics said not very well. but then he goes and sits down and talks to him for a good 20 minutes to half hour about some very personal topics. and if you think back in 1968, nixon went on laugh-in and said the phrase, the signature phrase of that show which was sock it to me. he didn't say it that well but that was it. and that supposedly humanized nixon. here about 20 plus years later you've got a presidential candidate who is putting himself out there trying to show he is hip, he is cool, combining both music and television in a way trying to appeal to the american people. and elvis had been kind of controversial when elvis started on the ed sullivan show they had to sensor the gyration of his hips. and now, it was more of a uni
here's a clip back from 1992 in june when bill clinton was running for the presidency. what impact did this moment ave? >> well, that was inteed your loudest clip and it was really a ground breaking moment when clinton goes on the arsen yo hall show and not only plays the saxophone but wears sun glasses and trying to be -- playing elvis. some critics said not very well. but then he goes and sits down and talks to him for a good 20 minutes to half hour about some very personal topics. and...
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host: what do you make of what bill clinton had to say last week just before a president can out and made the change? guest: that put the white house in an uncomfortable position. this is right at the time of the upton bill being talked about and scheduled to vote about it on friday. before that though, president clinton came out and said president obama has got to make good on his progress that if you like you're playing you can keep it, even if that means a change in the law. since then, president obama endorsed the fixed that did not involve a change in the law. president clinton stepped out a little bit in front of president obama and put them in an uncomfortable position. obama stops short of addressing the upton bill, he has issued a veto threat. clinton forced the white house's hand. is that to help hillary if she decides to run? we are still three years away from 2016, tough to say and evaluate the politics of that. it did force the white house to take a stand, which happened not to be the standard bill clinton identified. host: prior to the upton bill last friday, with the p
host: what do you make of what bill clinton had to say last week just before a president can out and made the change? guest: that put the white house in an uncomfortable position. this is right at the time of the upton bill being talked about and scheduled to vote about it on friday. before that though, president clinton came out and said president obama has got to make good on his progress that if you like you're playing you can keep it, even if that means a change in the law. since then,...
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and a fun read called "jack & jill" by a mystery writer patterson. >> you have a full list of bill clinton's favorite books. where did you find that? >> it's on the internet. clinton printed it out, he published it at one point. if you look at his memoir, it's filled with references of books he read in his life. he went to russia -- remember the famous trip to russia. he said the border guards went through his bags thinking they would find pornography but they found a russian novelist in there. he was a huge reader. constantly reading and talking about it. >> the book on harry truman. he talks about the last 20 years, went home, and sat there and read all the time. i remember i went to see that home and they asked me if i'd like to see a list of all of the books and they gave me a list of the 2,000 books that are still in that house. where did harry truman get in there. he was the last guy to be president. he did not have a college degree. >> he loved reading it as a child. the mother encouraged the habit. he's engrossed as a reader. they could be having an argument and the world could come
and a fun read called "jack & jill" by a mystery writer patterson. >> you have a full list of bill clinton's favorite books. where did you find that? >> it's on the internet. clinton printed it out, he published it at one point. if you look at his memoir, it's filled with references of books he read in his life. he went to russia -- remember the famous trip to russia. he said the border guards went through his bags thinking they would find pornography but they found a...
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bill clinton was sworn in as the 42nd president in 1993, january 20. he beat the first president bush in the 1992 election, in which independent candidate ross perot got about 19% of the popular vote. this is about 20 minutes. [applause] >> governor, are you ready to take the oath? >> i am. >> would you please raise your right hand? i, william jefferson clinton, do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states -- >> that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states -- >> and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states, so help me god. >> so help me, god. >> congratulations. [cheers and applause] ♪ ["hail to the chief" plays] [gun salute] >> we are getting ready to do it. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america, william jefferson clinton. [cheers and applause] >> my fellow citizens, today we celebrate the mystery of american renewal. this ceremony is held in the depth of winter, but by the words we s
bill clinton was sworn in as the 42nd president in 1993, january 20. he beat the first president bush in the 1992 election, in which independent candidate ross perot got about 19% of the popular vote. this is about 20 minutes. [applause] >> governor, are you ready to take the oath? >> i am. >> would you please raise your right hand? i, william jefferson clinton, do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states -- >> that i...
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clinton, but when he submitted his budget, he tried to zero it out. it is a popular target. we do not do that with highways or aviation. as long as we treat transportation funding and all forms of transportation receives subsidies -- amtrak is just more visible -- as long as we continue in a stove pipe fashion were amtrak is more visible on the hill, it will continue to struggle for its annual budget and we are not going to make progress. the american people say overwhelmingly they want the subsidies for amtrak, yet we have a handful of politicians that are driving the anti-amtrak drumbeat. we need more congressmen stepping up to the plate, saying look, it is time to listen to constituents. let's provide the money. let's treat transportation as transportation, and not single- mode funding, and let's look at developing a multimodal transportation fund, where you would have primarily user charges. the highway trust fund is primarily supported by fuel taxes that we pay at the pump. well, today, we're spending $3.22 -- in the vicinity -- for a gallon of g
clinton, but when he submitted his budget, he tried to zero it out. it is a popular target. we do not do that with highways or aviation. as long as we treat transportation funding and all forms of transportation receives subsidies -- amtrak is just more visible -- as long as we continue in a stove pipe fashion were amtrak is more visible on the hill, it will continue to struggle for its annual budget and we are not going to make progress. the american people say overwhelmingly they want the...
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would bill clinton has been without a second term? we had a balanced office and a surplus by the time he left office. that's what history honors about bill clinton. could not have done that without a second term. we do not dwell on ronald reagan's iran-contra debacle. margaret thatcher said reagan won the cold war without firing a second shot. he took those trips in his second term. this notion of a division of first and second terms is a little bit overwrought. if second terms were so bad, fdr would not have a third or a fourth. clock isalize obama's running in a second term. it can be harder to do deals in a second term. he can use executive order. host: what will george w. bush be with a second term? we have this from twitter from sea dog. guest: the bush library is opening this april. recently got a chance to tour it. a piece of steel from the second tower at 9/11. the museum brings you back to 9/11. the right wasn't thing to do, the iraq war. there were no weapons of mass destruction. history plays crazy tricks. 43 get higher mar
would bill clinton has been without a second term? we had a balanced office and a surplus by the time he left office. that's what history honors about bill clinton. could not have done that without a second term. we do not dwell on ronald reagan's iran-contra debacle. margaret thatcher said reagan won the cold war without firing a second shot. he took those trips in his second term. this notion of a division of first and second terms is a little bit overwrought. if second terms were so bad, fdr...
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clinton. he was chairman of the department of journalism at southern california. at that time he was an anti-war awyer. somehow he has picked up -- he will not tell me -- he said, there is an amazing story going on. some guy, some g.i. has shot up by a lot of people, it is a huge scandal and the pentagon is trying to suppress it. i could not -- he would not tell me who told him. i only knew him through his brother, i did not know him, but i had read all of these -- advice i give to journalists is simple -- read before you write. i had read the various books published by the american friends committee and the anti-war people who would come back from vietnam. there were worked hearings in 1968 to talk about atrocities they witnessed. i read that stuff and paid attention to it. i also knew from talking to the young generals i met at the pentagon, you meet young generals and we talk about the redskins and you get to learn that basically a lot of them thought they were in the business of mass murde
clinton. he was chairman of the department of journalism at southern california. at that time he was an anti-war awyer. somehow he has picked up -- he will not tell me -- he said, there is an amazing story going on. some guy, some g.i. has shot up by a lot of people, it is a huge scandal and the pentagon is trying to suppress it. i could not -- he would not tell me who told him. i only knew him through his brother, i did not know him, but i had read all of these -- advice i give to journalists...
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bill clinton was impeached. there is another side of this that is not racial at all. weis just the polarization have is a country and some people, his opponents, will not give the president a break or a benefit of the doubt. that has existed for a long time. host: what about the schedule that presidents keep, and does that lead to isolation? as you said, president obama is all business. if they are just getting through the day and trying to do it as efficiently as possible -- guest: if you look at the president's schedule, it is backbreaking. we do not think presidents should get colds or get the flu or get a headache. it happens to everybody. or slow down, every president gets a cold, people think the president is showing some kind of weakness or his health is bad. if a president cancels an event for one reason or another, he is being lackadaisical or he is sick. it never ends. the president and his schedule is nonstop, back-to-back meetings and talks in public events and travel. really a backbreaking schedule. i think president obama has a very, very busy schedule.
bill clinton was impeached. there is another side of this that is not racial at all. weis just the polarization have is a country and some people, his opponents, will not give the president a break or a benefit of the doubt. that has existed for a long time. host: what about the schedule that presidents keep, and does that lead to isolation? as you said, president obama is all business. if they are just getting through the day and trying to do it as efficiently as possible -- guest: if you look...
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clinton, some of the people 1990's who80's and were willing to talk about the reforms they did not like in order to try to create this spirit of national solidarity. there has not been anybody doing that very well. including the president. although his budget itself is better than what it was or better than the tea party budget it, in my judgment. the president has moved to a good intellectual place. his budget is a perfectly reasonable compromise between the different points of view. he has not done enough to sell it. and the tea party has treated any kind of tax reform as if it is likely to be the end of our economic growth, failing to recognize that historic date tax rates now are lower than they were under reagan and clinton, and failing to recognize that entitlement growth is something that we are all collectively responsible for. i will -- mitch daniels and others have said that. i give them credit. the tea party has talked about the growth in entitlements like it is a runaway train. over the next war years, it is. in the short term, i do not think we need to break medicare and me
clinton, some of the people 1990's who80's and were willing to talk about the reforms they did not like in order to try to create this spirit of national solidarity. there has not been anybody doing that very well. including the president. although his budget itself is better than what it was or better than the tea party budget it, in my judgment. the president has moved to a good intellectual place. his budget is a perfectly reasonable compromise between the different points of view. he has...
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host: here is what bill clinton had to say. [video clip] >> i veto the spending bill sent to me by congress last night because america can never accept under pressure what it would not accept in free and open debate. i strongly believe there budget plan is bad for america. i believe it will undermine opportunity, make it harder for families to do the work they have to do, weaken can our obligations to our parents and our children, and make our country more divided. so, i will continue to fight for the right kind of balance budget. remember, the republicans are following a very explicit strategy, announced last april by speaker gingrich. to use the threat of government shutdown to force america to accept their cuts in medicare and medicaid, to accept their cuts in education and technology and the environment. yesterday they certainly legislation that said we will only keep the government going, and we will only let it pay for this if and only if we accept their cuts in medicare, their cuts in education, their cuts in the environ
host: here is what bill clinton had to say. [video clip] >> i veto the spending bill sent to me by congress last night because america can never accept under pressure what it would not accept in free and open debate. i strongly believe there budget plan is bad for america. i believe it will undermine opportunity, make it harder for families to do the work they have to do, weaken can our obligations to our parents and our children, and make our country more divided. so, i will continue to...
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and bill clinton and a republican congress actually balanced the budgets in the late 1990's. my friend from tennessee i entirely correct. divided government actually is the perfect tim some wld argue even the only time you can do tough things, hard-to-explain things that need to be done to save the country. and so i hate to miss the opportunity presented by divided government to tackle the transcendent issue of our time. the president talked about a lot of things. that's all interest. it had nothing to do with fixing the country. until we fix this problem, we won't have the kind of country for our children and our grandchildren that our parents left behind for us. mr. alexander: madam president, i wonder if i might pose one more -- make a question to the republican leader after making a short statement. i came to this body as a young lawyer, legislative aide to senator howard baker a long time ago. it was 1967. and i remember very well senator baker's story about how the civil rights bill in 1968 was passed. i discussed this with the republican leader before. he knows that er
and bill clinton and a republican congress actually balanced the budgets in the late 1990's. my friend from tennessee i entirely correct. divided government actually is the perfect tim some wld argue even the only time you can do tough things, hard-to-explain things that need to be done to save the country. and so i hate to miss the opportunity presented by divided government to tackle the transcendent issue of our time. the president talked about a lot of things. that's all interest. it had...
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bill clinton had surpluses. the word "jobs" has been lost in all of this talk of sequestration we have people not working for the good of the american people. they have to be americans first and democrats or republicans second. that is all i can say to washington to host: from "c " weekly -- from "cq tweet" -- washington. host: from "cq weekly," -- fromis joining us massachusetts. welcome to the program. caller: my word is "education." so many people in america just listen to what they hear on the news and all of the hooplah. all they have to do is pick up a paper or book on the internet to see where our money is going. the u.s. has a 15 trillion dollar gdp. that is to show people we are a growing economy. we are doing better than we were a few years ago. people need to get educated on this. read more about it, contact your reps. it is easy to point fingers but the more we know the more we can help the situation. host: later on the program we are going to focus on bi of terrorism. today is an anniversary -- 100
bill clinton had surpluses. the word "jobs" has been lost in all of this talk of sequestration we have people not working for the good of the american people. they have to be americans first and democrats or republicans second. that is all i can say to washington to host: from "c " weekly -- from "cq tweet" -- washington. host: from "cq weekly," -- fromis joining us massachusetts. welcome to the program. caller: my word is "education." so many...
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bill clinton with the way rush limbaugh and the other people went after clinton and the bush people getting attacked for other teenagers does. some presidential marriages, some of them seem to blossom in the white house. the reagans, some of their happiest years and they were together and certainly the president relied on his wife for more than just tea or fashion. >> i think in the case of the ford, obviously we can ask susan and see. mrs. ford was delighted. she saw more of her husband in the white house. he wasn't out on the road 200 nights a year. >> let me ask you about a conundrum facing modern first lady. they're more visible than ever nd some ways they are more popular. they have mass followings. their poll ratings are often higher than their husbands. some ways because they're also seen as less protestant in their politics. >> i don't think so. >> genericically. this is the balancing act. the type rope that they walk is in effect, they are the most valuable political asset the administration has. yet that asset could be damaged if they're allowed to become too overtly political. >>
bill clinton with the way rush limbaugh and the other people went after clinton and the bush people getting attacked for other teenagers does. some presidential marriages, some of them seem to blossom in the white house. the reagans, some of their happiest years and they were together and certainly the president relied on his wife for more than just tea or fashion. >> i think in the case of the ford, obviously we can ask susan and see. mrs. ford was delighted. she saw more of her husband...
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newt gingrich and bill clinton either met in person or spoke everyday on the telephone. when you have a president who says i will not negotiate, that gives john boehner few options. he can either capitulate and say on are right and let's move or he can attempt to make changes. he did everything in his power to make changes with the cards he was dealt. host: from twitter -- guest: not at all. that's what kills me about this thing. when i talk about reaching common ground, there are segments on both the right and the left that call that surrender. going to cave in and give in to the other point of view. that's not what it's about. in a constitutional republic which we enjoy, when one party controls the house of representatives and the other party is in the majority in the senate and the white house happens to be controlled by a democrat at the moment, you have to find ways to work exam. surrender would be one way and i or't advocate surrender acceding to anything the president and harry reid want to do but, likewise, a bargain and negotiation is you get something, you give
newt gingrich and bill clinton either met in person or spoke everyday on the telephone. when you have a president who says i will not negotiate, that gives john boehner few options. he can either capitulate and say on are right and let's move or he can attempt to make changes. he did everything in his power to make changes with the cards he was dealt. host: from twitter -- guest: not at all. that's what kills me about this thing. when i talk about reaching common ground, there are segments on...
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the greatest decrease in child poverty in america came under bill clinton with a republican congress in the late 1990's. that is just a fact. jeffrey is shaking his head. no, it is a fact. the lowest level of black children in poverty in history was 1997. you could make an argument that having a welfare system shift toward opportunity would work. >> i'm going to give you all the time you need. before that, what would you say then to those who read the "new york times" stories when they did to review 15 years after bill clinton's welfare to work program, that women and children were falling faster into poverty than anybody else? [applause] it was that program that helped push them in there? were they wrong? >> yes, but let me carry you two steps further. i have been working with a former california assembly leader on a project state-by- state to get people out of prison if they are there for non-violent crimes, to get them brought back into society. you cannot discuss how we will solve some of these problems without rethinking prison in america. [applause] ok? now that is a very diffi
the greatest decrease in child poverty in america came under bill clinton with a republican congress in the late 1990's. that is just a fact. jeffrey is shaking his head. no, it is a fact. the lowest level of black children in poverty in history was 1997. you could make an argument that having a welfare system shift toward opportunity would work. >> i'm going to give you all the time you need. before that, what would you say then to those who read the "new york times" stories...
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i covered bill clinton. now they said what happened to you? he used to be a great reporter but now i guess you got rich. with ageblicans said comes wisdom. a lot has to do with whether they like what you say in terms of their political hero. in the wall street why did inasked this apply to all the prisoners we had picked up whether it was in afghanistan or guantanamo. they have eight years carpet that nobody else does. >> is asked what happened to you of the criticism? posted ayer and i primetime live. diane did an interview with saddam hussein in baghdad. she was asking him for press freedom. you do not allow anyone to criticize you. he said you do not either. he knew nothing about the world. you do not allow people to criticize the president of the united states. to said when are people criticize the president they get their own television program. there is a moment i just want to ask you to describe a speech he gave in 1979 called the malaise speech. it has become emblematic. why? >> we were in dire straits. the country was going downhill.
i covered bill clinton. now they said what happened to you? he used to be a great reporter but now i guess you got rich. with ageblicans said comes wisdom. a lot has to do with whether they like what you say in terms of their political hero. in the wall street why did inasked this apply to all the prisoners we had picked up whether it was in afghanistan or guantanamo. they have eight years carpet that nobody else does. >> is asked what happened to you of the criticism? posted ayer and i...
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it does she will be joined by former presidents, bill carton and -- bill clinton and jimmy carter. the sermon is live tomorrow at .1:00 eastern, also on c-span a discussion on the political future of egypt and relations with the u.s. it is a little more than one hour. >> good morning. welcome to the national press club. i woulde get started, like to go over a few housekeeping roles. silenceaven't already your phone, could you please do so at this time? conferenceis a press -type for him. it will be approximately one hour. each speaker will talk for five to 10 minutes. then there'll be a queuing day. they are limited to the members of the presidential press and the press club. when you are called upon, please state your question clearly. we will be repeating it here at the mike for our television audience. also, state your name and your affiliation and keep your questions brief. we want to get as many questions as possible. is the national press club's newsmaker event on the crisis in egypt. the world has been looking on. it seems that egypt's democracy is unraveling. what we are se
it does she will be joined by former presidents, bill carton and -- bill clinton and jimmy carter. the sermon is live tomorrow at .1:00 eastern, also on c-span a discussion on the political future of egypt and relations with the u.s. it is a little more than one hour. >> good morning. welcome to the national press club. i woulde get started, like to go over a few housekeeping roles. silenceaven't already your phone, could you please do so at this time? conferenceis a press -type for him....
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clinton and defending gayky. marriage. here's part of the exchange as the state supreme court took up the issue. [video clip] >> the voters are charged with this information. we can see from just looking at the polls, this was an issue that was very carefully discussed and debated by the policy. we think when you take context language of the proposition and now the language of the voter information guide, the intent of the voters becomes quite clear. you have the assurance that there are ameliorative actions. both statutory and equitable, they will achieve the values of fairness that are of concern to the court. i think the court for its time. i would be delighted to answer any questions.the court has been very indulgent. >> we may have run out of questions. [laughter] host: an exchange with ken starr. he is pointing out the political side of all of this. voters in california had a chance to weigh in on proposition 8. guest: that's right. should the voters of each state or their legislators decide this question,
clinton and defending gayky. marriage. here's part of the exchange as the state supreme court took up the issue. [video clip] >> the voters are charged with this information. we can see from just looking at the polls, this was an issue that was very carefully discussed and debated by the policy. we think when you take context language of the proposition and now the language of the voter information guide, the intent of the voters becomes quite clear. you have the assurance that there are...
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and it will be on their mind every time they open their bill up and look at what they used to pay. is going to cost the democrats the house and the senate, just like it did back when clinton was in office. you going to sweep it this time. you are right. the republicans had nothing at all to do with this. they made sure that everybody knew that. it is coming apart at the seams right now. you can make your thoughts known on twitter as well. the process hasn't gone as he hoped that he hopes americans are getting more access to health care coverage. here are the president's thoughts. >> we decided to fix a broken health care system and even though the rollout of the marketplace where you can buy affordable plans has been rough, so far about 500,000 americans are ways to gain health coverage starting january 1. costs way, health-care are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years. the president's weekly address. you can see that on the website. here is shelley from lakeland, florida. good morning. i agree with the gentleman from michigan. this program is going to kill persons like us who a
and it will be on their mind every time they open their bill up and look at what they used to pay. is going to cost the democrats the house and the senate, just like it did back when clinton was in office. you going to sweep it this time. you are right. the republicans had nothing at all to do with this. they made sure that everybody knew that. it is coming apart at the seams right now. you can make your thoughts known on twitter as well. the process hasn't gone as he hoped that he hopes...
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now the commemoration cement -- ceremony with remarks from president obama, jimmy carter, and bill clinton. they spoke from the steps of the memorial. it is 4.5 hours. like sows everybody doing out there? it is a privilege to welcome you to a celebration and commemoration. on this day 50 years ago hundreds of thousands of people came together to be part of a call to action. it would defy not just the civil rights movement but it reminds us of who we are as americans. >> what is the dream? was delivered right here. imagine what it was like to be here 50 years ago. hundreds of thousands of people came together to be part of a call to action.there were rumors that coming here would be dangerous. there were fears that nobody would show up. in the end, it was a success because people believed in the power of standing for something. that speech by dr. king was not called, "i have a dream." it was called, normalcy never again. it was about opportunity for all people. >> it was about looking forward to where we need to go as a country, which reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from 50 years ag
now the commemoration cement -- ceremony with remarks from president obama, jimmy carter, and bill clinton. they spoke from the steps of the memorial. it is 4.5 hours. like sows everybody doing out there? it is a privilege to welcome you to a celebration and commemoration. on this day 50 years ago hundreds of thousands of people came together to be part of a call to action. it would defy not just the civil rights movement but it reminds us of who we are as americans. >> what is the dream?...
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eastern with president ronald reagan's 1981 address, bill clinton in 1993, dwight eisenhower in 1957, harry truman, 1949, 1969, richard nixon, john f. kennedy in 1961. george h.w. bush in 1989, lyndon johnson from 1965, president jimmy carter in 1977, and we will wrap up the night at 11:00 eastern with president george w. bush speech from 19 -- from 2001. >> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear that i will execute the office of president of the an ad states faithfully -- >> when chief justice john roberts administered the oath to barack obama on january 20, 2009, there was a major problem. roberts was supposed to say "that i will faithfully execute the office of president of united states. then barack obama stops, paused, smiled, as if to say, "c'mon, man, this is my big day, you got to get this right." unfortunately, he did not get it right, so the very next night in the white house, they did it again. this time roberts used notes which he had not used the first time, and they got it right. >> the history of democracy's big day, monday at 8:00 a.m. part of a three-day holiday "bo
eastern with president ronald reagan's 1981 address, bill clinton in 1993, dwight eisenhower in 1957, harry truman, 1949, 1969, richard nixon, john f. kennedy in 1961. george h.w. bush in 1989, lyndon johnson from 1965, president jimmy carter in 1977, and we will wrap up the night at 11:00 eastern with president george w. bush speech from 19 -- from 2001. >> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear that i will execute the office of president of the an ad states faithfully -- >> when...
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>> bill clinton saw that in 1994. the republicans saw that in 2006 where the new governor of indiana, if republicans are going to act like democrats and do all of that spending, voters are going to hire the professional. in 2010, the extremism of the first two years. i would like to go back to the original question. i stand in a small circle of conservatives who said obama had significant advantages. the reason i say that is because i'm a professional pollster. would like to learn from this past cycle. the fundamentals of the race never shifted. in the last 100 years, only one incumbent president standing for reelection was defeated when not challenged by his own party. the only president in 100 years who lost his bid for reelection and had not been challenged was herbert hoover when he lost to fdr. people tend to be very pro- incumbent. they do not like to rock the boat politically unless given a reason. how many more reasons do they need? i get that. the most important thing that was said was bill clinton's speech.
>> bill clinton saw that in 1994. the republicans saw that in 2006 where the new governor of indiana, if republicans are going to act like democrats and do all of that spending, voters are going to hire the professional. in 2010, the extremism of the first two years. i would like to go back to the original question. i stand in a small circle of conservatives who said obama had significant advantages. the reason i say that is because i'm a professional pollster. would like to learn from...
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bush at this stage in his second term while bill clinton's approval at this stage in the second term stood at 50 six percent. we will be covering president obama's speech at knox college in illinois on c-span 3 at 12 this -- 12:50 a.m. today -- 12:50 p.m. today. getting your take on an effort by justin amash and others about the bipartisan proposal to block nsa data collection. an amendment that is expected to come to a vote today and the house. murfreesboro, tennessee. independent caller. caller: however they going to pay for the nsa? $18 trillion in debt. there is no way we can. it basically comes down to that. you can't pay anything if you don't have anything. host: so, what do you mean? we can't afford the nsa data collection? caller: no way we can afford it. anybody in the united states at all, period. premature. in texas,le democratic color. caller: the only thing i really want to call mainly about is i kind of don't agree with it. the reason being -- one, everybody keeps going back to their constitutional rights. first off, when the constitution was written, we were not having
bush at this stage in his second term while bill clinton's approval at this stage in the second term stood at 50 six percent. we will be covering president obama's speech at knox college in illinois on c-span 3 at 12 this -- 12:50 a.m. today -- 12:50 p.m. today. getting your take on an effort by justin amash and others about the bipartisan proposal to block nsa data collection. an amendment that is expected to come to a vote today and the house. murfreesboro, tennessee. independent caller....
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from formeremarks presidents bill clinton and jimmy carter. it will wrap up about two: 45 by president -- by speech by the president at the site where dr. king delivered his "i have a dream" speech 50 or's ago. at 3:00 em, bells at about 300 sites around the nation will mark the hour of dr. king's speech. we will have live continuous coverage all day right here on c-span. andcan watch online as well listen in on c-span radio. the program is scheduled to get underway at about 11:00 a.m. eastern. until then, we will watch some of the sights and sounds from this morning on the national mall. >> sights and sounds from the nation's capital this morning where people are standing in line waiting for the start of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the march on washington for civil rights and economic equality. beginning in about 13 minutes from now, preparations continue as a light rain falls on the national mall. earlier today we spoke with usa today reporter who gave us a look at the history of marches and washington, d.c. >> with regard t
from formeremarks presidents bill clinton and jimmy carter. it will wrap up about two: 45 by president -- by speech by the president at the site where dr. king delivered his "i have a dream" speech 50 or's ago. at 3:00 em, bells at about 300 sites around the nation will mark the hour of dr. king's speech. we will have live continuous coverage all day right here on c-span. andcan watch online as well listen in on c-span radio. the program is scheduled to get underway at about 11:00...
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[cheers and applause] >> and now, please welcome the 42nd president of the united states, bill clinton. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. mr. president, mrs. obama, president carter, vice president biden. i want to thank my great friend reverend bernice king and the king family for inviting me to be part of this 50th observation of one of the most important days in american history. dr. king and a. phish randolph. john lewis, dorothy heights. daisy bates and all the others who led there massive march knew what they were doing on this hallowed ground. in the shadow of lincoln's statue the burning memory of the fact that he gave his life to preserve the union and end slavery, martin luther king urged his crowd not to drink from the cup of bitterness, but to reach across the racial divide. because, he said, we cannot walk alone. their destiny is tied up with our destiny. their freedom is bound to our freedom. he asked the victims of racial violence to meet white americans with outstretched hands, not a clenched fist and prove the redeeming power of unearned suffering. and then he dreame
[cheers and applause] >> and now, please welcome the 42nd president of the united states, bill clinton. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. mr. president, mrs. obama, president carter, vice president biden. i want to thank my great friend reverend bernice king and the king family for inviting me to be part of this 50th observation of one of the most important days in american history. dr. king and a. phish randolph. john lewis, dorothy heights. daisy bates and all the others who led...
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. >> and bill clinton and the nobel peace prize winner marked the opening in washington d.c.. the national rifle association's annual meeting with nra executives chris cox. your questions with the world turned upside down. politics war, history, religion, and culture. and on c-span 3, the birmingham of -- >> and madeleine albright said the u.s. could provide more support to syria and rebel groups without backing from the un. posted by the german national security project, this was just under an hour. >> it is my pleasure to welcome madeleine albright. she's excited to take questions. tweet away all of your member cards. we are all about social media right now. secretary albright has been a beacon of the values all around the world. beyond that, she serves as a role model. she is the north star for strong national security policy. she reminds us that america is the indispensable nation not the only nation that makes a difference, but the one required to bring out of the other nations together. the first secretary of state to be a woman. there have been so many in her shadows. s
. >> and bill clinton and the nobel peace prize winner marked the opening in washington d.c.. the national rifle association's annual meeting with nra executives chris cox. your questions with the world turned upside down. politics war, history, religion, and culture. and on c-span 3, the birmingham of -- >> and madeleine albright said the u.s. could provide more support to syria and rebel groups without backing from the un. posted by the german national security project, this was...
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for president bill clinton, 55. tosident obama has nothing complain about relative to president george w. bush and president clinton in terms of the amount of time it has taken or his nominees to be voted on by the senate. as far as judges are concerned, there have been 199 of president obama's nominees confirmed the district court. only two of them have been defeated. 99% success rate, which is pretty good. had 20nt obama appellate judges confirmed since his second inauguration. that compares to 10 under president george w. bush. i miss stated that. that is 28 judges the district -- at the district court level. the number is correct, 28 for president obama and 10 four president george w. bush at this same point in their presidencies. it is astonishing to me, in andt of these facts, someone once said facts are stubborn things, but if you acknowledge the facts, it is hard for me to understand where the sense of outrage and urgency comes from with regard to the president's nominees. our colleagues across the aisles ne
for president bill clinton, 55. tosident obama has nothing complain about relative to president george w. bush and president clinton in terms of the amount of time it has taken or his nominees to be voted on by the senate. as far as judges are concerned, there have been 199 of president obama's nominees confirmed the district court. only two of them have been defeated. 99% success rate, which is pretty good. had 20nt obama appellate judges confirmed since his second inauguration. that compares...
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when bill clinton bombed yugoslavia in 1999, i will give you a fact -- he was the first american president since world war ii to bomb white people. figure that out. last question. >> in investigative journalism, you run into a lot of situations. >> speak. >> can you hear me better? >> go ahead. >> in investigative journalism, you can choose to work with anonymous sources. where do you draw the line on that? >> i criticize myself for anonymous sources. it is terrible. i love to name everyone, but they would all be put in jail. [laughter] >> do you use the anonymous sources and where do draw the line? >> take the new yorker, which is an amazing place to work. the final person general is a grammarian. one was a last time someone talked about parallelism? you have to deal with that eventually. anyone who deals with me knows that they have to talk independently and separately to a new yorker fact checker. the people i deal with are known to my editor and the new york fact checkers. google new york fact checkers. john mcphee wrote a piece that was an homage to them. they are really good. they ch
when bill clinton bombed yugoslavia in 1999, i will give you a fact -- he was the first american president since world war ii to bomb white people. figure that out. last question. >> in investigative journalism, you run into a lot of situations. >> speak. >> can you hear me better? >> go ahead. >> in investigative journalism, you can choose to work with anonymous sources. where do you draw the line on that? >> i criticize myself for anonymous sources. it is...
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signed the bill, the largest capital gains tax reduction was passed after the last government slowdown and the first overall reduction in taxes in 17 years occurred after the last government slowdown. four consecutive balanced budgets came out of that activity. probably the only balanced budgets in my lifetime after speaker gingrich had the courage to do what he did 17 years. most telling in the state of the union address that followed the government slowdown last time, president clinton stood in this house and announced the era of big government is over. those are words we can aspire to. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one minute. mr. blumenauer: welcome to the alternative universe in the house of representatives. we just voted, as we knew we would, to pay the furloughed workers when the shutdown ends, as we knew we would. what started as a right-wing tantrum to defund obamacare, which tailed, and then it became a demand to pull the rug out
signed the bill, the largest capital gains tax reduction was passed after the last government slowdown and the first overall reduction in taxes in 17 years occurred after the last government slowdown. four consecutive balanced budgets came out of that activity. probably the only balanced budgets in my lifetime after speaker gingrich had the courage to do what he did 17 years. most telling in the state of the union address that followed the government slowdown last time, president clinton stood...
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bill clinton with the way rush limbaugh and the other people went after clinton and the bush people getting attacked for other teenagers does. some presidential marriages, some of them seem to blossom in the white house. the reagans, some of their happiest years and they were together and certainly the president relied on his wife for more than just tea or fashion. >> i think in the case of the ford, obviously we can ask susan and see. mrs. ford was delighted. she saw more of her husband in the white house. he wasn't out on the road 200 nights a year. >> let me ask you about a conundrum facing modern first lady. they're more visible than ever and some ways they are more popular. they have mass followings. their poll ratings are often higher than their husbands. some ways because they're also seen as less protestant in their politics. >> i don't think so. >> genericically. this is the balancing act. the type rope that they walk is in effect, they are the most valuable political asset the administration has. yet that asset could be damaged if they're allowed to become too overtly political. >
bill clinton with the way rush limbaugh and the other people went after clinton and the bush people getting attacked for other teenagers does. some presidential marriages, some of them seem to blossom in the white house. the reagans, some of their happiest years and they were together and certainly the president relied on his wife for more than just tea or fashion. >> i think in the case of the ford, obviously we can ask susan and see. mrs. ford was delighted. she saw more of her husband...